Here’s what Ed Lee sounded like when he didn’t want to run for mayor (VIDEO)

Ahh, we remember waaaaaaay back when…oh, nigh on three months ago…when we asked Mayor Ed Lee if he wanted to run for a full term. Pshaw, the Mayor said, in front of the Commonwealth Club. What about if his powerful friends asked. Oh, heavens, the Mayor said.

Notice that he never really said a definitive “No.” He just said that his “best contribution to the city” would be through his old job.

As Comrade Cote tells us Tuesday, looks more and more like Mayor Moustache is going to jump in. Go to the 25:53-minute mark of this interview of the Mayor by my bald spot: